With the University of Texas Police Department’s newest K-9 officer Beta sitting next to her, Officer Jeanne Hall said K-9 handlers usually look for determined and hardworking dogs.

“When we went to go see (Beta), we threw a ball in the field and timed him to see how long it took him before he gave up on looking and came back to us,” Hall said. “He never stopped looking. So you want a dog that is going to continue to work to do his job.”

UTPD is proud to launch its new website and we want your feedback. Please browse the site and let us know what you think or what you would like to see.

Who made this?

The redesign was a collaboration by UTPD and its parent department, Financial and Administrative Services (FAS). The process was begun in May of 2017 and will be maintained by the FAS Communications Team, with the apps being maintained by the Technology Resources (TRecs) Team.

Police officers with The University of Texas at Austin will now be equipped with portable video cameras that will be worn on the front of their uniforms. The devices will be used to record interactions with people whom they come into contact with during their daily duties.

Editor's note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.

The first person visitors see as they step off the elevator on the fourth floor of the Tower is officer Darrell Halstead. He protects the president and guards the office, but he has also stood before Lenin’s tomb in Moscow, fished in Europe’s longest river and visited around 45 countries.

At the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement establishes basic requirements for police diversity training, according to Charles Bonnet, Support Services Division Counter Assault Strike Team leader for the UT Austin Police Department.

The University of Texas (UT) System police have partnered with UT researchers to produce a first-of-its-kind science-based blueprint that recommends how campus law enforcement should respond to sexual assault cases.

“The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault” is based on the integration of science, philosophy, and protocols. UT hopes the document will improve the overall process for handling sexual assault cases, as well as help the system’s 600 campus police officers better understand victims.